Int. Barber shop - day

The three men sit as they watch the television. Forrest runs

through the main street of town.

NEWSCASTER

President Carter, suffering from

heat exhaustion fell into the arms

of security agents.

FORREST (V.O.)

And when I got there...

EXT. ALABAMA ROAD

The sign reads " Entering Greenbow County."

FORREST (V.O.)

...I thought maybe I'd just run across

Greenbow County. And I figured since

I run this far, maybe I'd just run

across the great...

Forrest runs by a sign that reads " Mississippi welcomes you.

The Magnolia State."

FORREST (V.O.)

...state of Alabama. And that's what

I did I ran clear across Alabama.

EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT

FORREST

For no particular reason, I just

kept on going. I ran clear to the

ocean.

EXT. SANTA MONICA - DAY

The sign reads " Santa Monica yacht harbor sports fishing -

boating - cafes." Forrest runs under the sign and onto the

pier.

FORREST (V.O.)

And when I got there, I figured since

I'd gone this far, I might as well

turn around, just keep on going.

EXT. ATLANTIC OCEAN

Forrest runs to a pier at the Atlantic Ocean.

FORREST (V.O.)

When I got to another ocean, I figured

since I've gone this far, I might as

well just turn back, keep right on

going.

Forrest runs across the pier. A lighthouse stands at the end

of the pier.

FORREST (V.O.)

When I got tired, I slept. When I

got hungry, I ate.

EXT. BUS STOP - PRESENT

FORREST

When I had to go, you know, I went.

ELDERLY WOMAN

And so, you just ran?

FORREST

Yeah.

EXT. HIGHWAY

Forrest is running along the highway. Forrest runs down a

road between field of wheat. A Mountain river. Forrest runs

across a cobble-stone bridge. The Rocky Mountains are behind

him in distance. Forrest runs through some meadowland.

Split rail fences line the road.

FORREST (V.O.)

I'd think a lot about Momma and Bubba,

and Lieutenant Dan, but most of all,

I thought about Jenny. I thought

about her a lot.

EXT. BARBER SHOP

The three men in the barber shop watch the news on television.

NEWSCASTER

For more than two years now, a man

named Forrest Gump, a gardener from

Greenbow, Alabama, stopping only to

sleep, has been running across

America.

INT. COFFEE SHOP

Jenny fills customer's coffee cups.

NEWSCASTER

Charles Cooper brings us this report.

NEWSMAN

For the fourth time on his journey

across America, Forrest Gump, a

gardener from Greenbow, Alabama, is

about to cross the Mississippi River

again today.

The TV shows Forrest runs across a bridge that reads

" Mississippi River."

JENNY

I'll be damned. Forrest...

EXT. MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE

NEWSMAN

Sir, why are you running?

ST REPORTER

Why are you running?